Bait shyness and its prevention in the rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus L

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 223-229

  Devine, Christopher D ^a   Cook, Christian J ^b  

^a MIRINZ Food Technology and Research   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

1080; Bait additives; Conditioned aversion; Neurotransmitters; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BAIT; PEST CONTROL;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0032409684     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1998.9518152     Document Type: Article

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